BIOL 215 - Biochemistry of the Cell

Credits: 4

Prerequisite: BIOL 111, BIOL 113, and CHEM 241. A study of the molecular basis of cell structure and function. Topics include biomolecular structure and chemistry, enzyme kinetics and inhibition, bioenergetics, intermediary metabolism and its regulation, membrane structure and transport, membrane receptors and signal transduction, and the endomembrane system. The laboratory stresses techniques for use in current biochemical research. Laboratory course. Not open to students with credit for CHEM 341 (Biochemistry).